Jerry Jones has a talent for converting contract gossip into folksy one-liners. But his comment on Cooper Rush ‘s missed incentives slices a little too close to the truth. Earlier, when asked about Rush failing to reach his performance bonuses. Jones shrugged and said, “I didn’t even know about it. I didn’t even know about it until I read about it.” It sounded like a careless aside at first glance. Underneath it, the comment had the type of subtext that drives Dallas ‘ offseason narratives. The same subtle tension that has players and agents reading between the lines these days, just as those who came before for over three decades now. For Rush, however, the reaction was measured, almost deceptively placid.

“I mean, it’s, you know… business,” Rush said in response to a questio

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